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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Avenue Gabriel

Could that look more Parisian to you?!The Avenue Gabriel is one of the most prestigious streets in Paris (it's a parallel street to the Champs Elysées and it takes you to, precisely, l'Elysée, the house of the President of the French Republic!) and it was named after Ange-Jacques Gabriel, the architect that created the Place de la Concorde. The street plaque is also very typical of Paris; all of them are provided by the Paris town hall and they are made of enamel on a metal sheet. The street numbers are also made of the same material but they are only provided once by the Paris town hall (when a new building is erected). After they have to be provided by the building manager, which explains why some of them are different.

I took photos of that street name because of the name.... I love GABRIEL and it has a special connotation at this time of the year...Love the facts you gave us - thanks a lot, didn't know THAT bit!Bonne semaine du 3e Avent.

the blue Paris sky never fails to amaze me and Eric you picked the perfect name to photograph (Gabriel) for the Christmas season! weather in Paris looks beautiful. Sure do wish our street signs looked as nice as this one.